ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Read: In the name of your Lord who created.
CHAPTER 96 · 19 VERSES
Surah Al-'Alaq
Arabic text and English translation
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com · CC BY-ND 4.0. A translation conveys meanings; it does not replace the Arabic Quran.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Created man from a clot.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous.
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
He who taught by the pen.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Taught man what he never knew.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
In fact, man oversteps all bounds.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
When he considers himself exempt.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
But to your Lord is the return.
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Have you seen him who prevents?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
A servant when he prays?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Do you think he is upon guidance?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Or advocates righteousness?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Does he not know that God sees?
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
A deceitful, sinful forelock.
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
Let him call on his gang.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
We will call the Guards.
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب ۩
ENGLISH TRANSLATION · TALAL ITANI
No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.
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